The problem is with our DNS provider whose entire system seems to have collapsed — for the second time this month. We’re in the process of switching providers and this should be completed soon. We apologize for the annoyance (and believe me, it’s even more frustrating for us). Everything is fine on our end and once we regain reliable DNS service the site will again be zippy.

But this definitely underscores how irritating it is when things don’t work, and it’s great motivation for us — it’s made me even more determined to ensure that Flickr is available 24/7/365 and that no problem, internal or external, should get in the way.

Update: The DNS has been resolving fine for the last several days and we’ve almost completed the transition to a more reliable setup for the long term. Again, our apologies!

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Grant Kaye has been surrounded by photography since he was a toddler. Born in Hawai'i and based in Truckee, California, he followed in his father’s footsteps and went into photography at an early age.

“Dad taught me how to use his medium format camera system, and eventually 35mm while I was in high school in the 1990s. I was always carrying around a camera in college and grad school, but I was mostly taking snapshots and not really seriously studying the art of landscape photography,” he said.

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